Springbok Rugby
After reading the article “NZ expecting Bok yellow cards” i must reiterate We should have forced a media liaison manager or whatever you call the man on Peter de Villiers back in his first year. We need a well trained media man to feed the press with the right information and propaganda.
I have just returned from collecting my Media Accreditation Card, VIP Parking Ticket and Media Documentation at FNB Stadium (Soccer City).
It is FABULOUS… it is MONSTEROUS… it is WONDERFUL!
Forgive me McLook i saw this on your blog and in due time you might have placed it here. I jumped the gun and did it for you. I really liked the article.
Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has handed first Test starts to scrumhalf Francois Hougaard and lock Flip van der Merwe for the Tri-Nations match against New Zealand in Soweto on Saturday.
Springbok captain John Smit is as fit as he has ever been and he is not overweight. Those are the views of conditioning coach Neels Liebel, ahead of Saturday’s Test against the All Blacks.
3 Of the Bulls Bokke contingent in the current Springbok squad are injured. Zane Kirchner, Dewald Potgieter and Danie Rossouw did not take part in general training today.
Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test at FNB Stadium will be the biggest rugby production in SuperSport history.
A New24 article
South African rugby is exploring the possibility of breaking away from their alliance with New Zealand and Australia as the SANZAR relationship is too strained.
Springbok squad of 24 players has gathered in Johannesburg to prepare for the Vodacom Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
Peter de Villiers will announce his team on Tuesday. In the meantime lets see who can get it closest. Pick your team and state in the post that that is YOUR FINAL team. I will sort the respective teams and see who understands Peter de Villiers’s thinking the most.
With his 100thTest looming on Saturday for John Smit i found this article by Mike Greenaway. What a place to reach this milestone. In front of the biggest Rugby crowd this century in South Africa. FNB Stadium will witness the Worlds most capped captain reaching his century.
For those who want Heynecke Meyer as Springbok coach , here is a article by Simnikiwe Xabanisa where Meyer reveals some of his rugby knowledge and thoughts.
Wallabies great Nick Farr-Jones believes the current All Blacks side is one of the best he’s ever seen.
Article from the Sunday Times Live by SIMNIKIWE XABANISA
For the best part of Victor Matfield’s playing career, opponents have attempted to find some way of stopping him – and for the most part they’ve failed, according Wallabies forward Dean Mumm.
By RUPERT GUINNESS – Sydney Morning Herald
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers acknowledged that his team owed South Africa “a big one” after their poor performances in Australia and New Zealand of late.
Article by Brenden Nel – SuperSport
Western Province will not release defence coach Jacques Nienaber to assist the Springboks during the Tri-Nations. Rob Wagner, managing director of WP Rugby (Pty) Ltd, told Sport24 on Wednesday that Nienaber had to focus on his job in the Cape.
An administrative blunder by the South African Rugby Union, rather than injury, might turn out to be the biggest stumbling block in the way of Frans Steyn’s return to the Springbok team.
Stormers wing Gio Aplon looks certain to start the Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks as fullback next Saturday after the release of Zane Kirchner to play Currie Cup rugby again.
Industrial strikes in South Africa have forced the Springboks to cancel a coaching clinic which was planned for Soweto on Thursday afternoon.
Next year’s Springbok Test against New Zealand will be held in Port Elizabeth, following a decision of the executive council of the South African Rugby Union.
Soccer City, the World Cup Soccer venue as well as the venue where the Springboks and the All Blacks will compete on 21 August, will henceforth be known as FNB Stadium or First National Bank Stadium.
This follows a ruling by the Gauteng South High Court today, Wednesday 11 August 2010 after First National Bank took the proposed name changers, who wanted to change the name to National Stadium, to Court.
The Springboks are currently busy with a 4-day training camp at Hyde Park High School, where the squad of 29 will be whittled down to 24 on Friday.
Pieter De Villiers has been found not guilty of bringing rugby into disrepute. Continue reading
With the Springbok Tri-Nations hopes over, how should they approach their remaining three home fixtures?
Survey Results now added
World Cup-winning Springbok utility Frans Steyn is one of five players recalled to the Bok squad for South Africa’s home leg of the Tri-Nations.
Judgment was reserved in the hearing of Springbok coach Peter de Villiers’s misconduct hearing on Friday over his suggestion that the team were victims to a conspiracy to assist the All Blacks ahead of next year’s World Cup.
In recent weeks I said my bit about referees. I came across this video made by an Australian no-less which I think makes for some fascinating viewing. Continue reading
I have said it numerous times already, now i find more people feeling the same. On Monday night’s Superrugby quite a few points were discussed and pointed out by the callers. The fact is that the brilliant All Black game is a unfair display of rule bending.
The All Blacks are riding high now. Will the other two SANZAR partners be able to catch up soon enough to stop the incredible wave the New Zealander’s are currently riding before next year’s World Cup?
With all the criticism Peter de Villiers and his coaching staff have received following the Tri-Nations tour I came across a very different view from a blogger called David. His assessment is unique to say the least and he does not muck around with niceties so be warned, this puppy is explosive! I recommend a PG16 rating for this one. Continue reading
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers was backed by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday following his team’s dismal Tri-Nations tour.
Reuters
We had on Rugby-Talk people asking for our game plan to change. Yes totally. Play the running game drop the kicking game plan. Some came back later to say that our history was never this free for all running game. Read what Rob Houwing said in his article on News24.
When a team loses as badly as the Springboks have done in recent weeks there are millions of theories around to try and answer why. I have my own, but it is very different from what has been suggested so far… Continue reading
Springboks and management made a lot of enemies in SANZAR lately. None more so than the writer of the following article. Spiro Zavos was always a critic of South Africa and after this last 3 weeks we gave him all the fuel he needed.